Max Scherzer started the night 10 Ks away from becoming the 17th pitcher since 1900 and the fifth pitcher since 2000 to record a 300+ strikeout season.
Scherzer was up to nine Ks total on the night and 299 on the season after striking out Miami Marlins’ outfielder Lewis Brinson in the first at bat of the seventh, and he went to a full count against Austin Dean in the next at bat, battling for 10 pitches before he picked up his 300th strikeout of the 2018 campaign, joining Washington Senators’ great Walter Johnson as the only two pitchers in D.